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In the Mystery's Shadow

By: Susan H. Swetnam

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As our lifespans continue to grow longer, millions of people every year spend time caring for the elderly and dying—some as professionals, some as volunteers, and some through their loving but demanding care for parents, spouses, or other family members or friends. In her book In the Mystery’s Shadow, Susan Swetnam draws on her experience serving thousands of ill and dying clients, often in hospice programs, as a certified massage therapist—and also on her experience of caring for her own husband, who died young of cancer. She explains how this sometimes difficult work offers not just the fulfillment of giving comfort to people who need it, but also moments of breathtaking wonder, moments that hint at the untold complexity of being human and affirm our sacred connections with each other. She writes of the hard lessons caregivers learn about themselves, while at the same time knowing the strange and humbling sense of being used in the service of God’s love. Insightfully connecting end-of-life care with the liturgical year, Swetnam invites those who care for the sick and dying, whether professional or volunteer, to stay awake to the sacred implications of their labors.

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Liturgical Press

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0814663869

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9780814663868

A Season of Little Sacraments

Christmas Commotion, Advent Grace

By: Susan H. Swetnam

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A Season of Little Sacraments

Christmas Commotion, Advent Grace

By: Susan H. Swetnam

The lament swells every December, as perennial as the jingle of Salvation Army bells: the season of Advent is lost in the secular trappings of Christmas preparation. For those aspiring to a reverent Advent but caught up in twenty-first-century to-do lists, A Season of Little Sacraments offers a fresh perspective on the secular-sacred December divide. Susan Swetnam invites readers along on an ordinary woman’s day-by-day walk through Advent, demonstrating that the very “distractions” accused of taking Christ out of Christmas can become “little sacraments”—occasions for grace to break through and faith to deepen—if approached with mindful reflection. For readers who want to experience a truly sacred Advent without fleeing completely from contemporary society, A Season of Little Sacraments will be a welcome source of nourishment and delight.

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Liturgical Press

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0814646972

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9780814646977

Not by Bread Alone

Daily Reflections for Lent 2023

By: Susan H. Swetnam

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Not by Bread Alone

Daily Reflections for Lent 2023

By: Susan H. Swetnam

Prayerfully journey through Lent with fresh and meaningful reflections on the daily Mass readings. In just a few minutes each day, the insightful meditations of Not by Bread Alone can deepen your experience of this solemn season of prayer and penance.

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081466699X

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In the Mystery's Shadow

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Everyday Annunciations

On Learning to Say Yes

By: Susan H Swetnam

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On Learning to Say Yes

By: Susan H Swetnam

In Everyday Annunciations, Susan Swetnam encourages readers to imagine how their own upheavals might function as "everyday annunciations"-invitations to partner with God in new ways. Reflecting on six Renaissance paintings depicting Mary's response to her own annunciation, Swetnam acknowledges the difficulty of regrouping when life changes radically. Everyday Annunciations draws on Mary's example, wisdom figures both historical and contemporary, Scripture, and personal narrative"--

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My Best Teachers Were Saints

What Every Educator Can Learn from the Heroes of the Church

By: Susan H. Swetnam

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My Best Teachers Were Saints

What Every Educator Can Learn from the Heroes of the Church

By: Susan H. Swetnam

Discipline problems, self-doubt, tense meetings, classroom stress . . . Couldn’t every teacher use some saintly help? Every teacher can think of at least one mentor who has served as an inspiration over the years. However, many teachers—even those with a Catholic faith—might not have considered that saints can serve as mentors. Author and teacher Susan H. Swetnam believes that saints aren’t only good teachers—they’re the best teachers. In My Best Teachers Were Saints, Swetnam focuses on fifty-two saints—many of them teachers—who faced challenges similar to those that nearly all educators face today, from indifferent students and recalcitrant colleagues to their own limitations and feelings of isolation. With the examples of saints such as Augustine, Ignatius of Loyola, and Scholastica, Swetnam eagerly shares how their words and deeds helped immensely in her own career as a teacher and how they can aid and inspire other educators as well. Anyone involved in education—whether teaching religion or mathematics, kindergartners or graduate students—will discover within these pages a treasure trove of saintly help that is sure to prove that the best teachers are in fact saints!

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Loyola Press

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0829430458

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Everyday Annunciations

On Learning to Say Yes

By: Susan H. Swetnam

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On Learning to Say Yes

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A spiritual guidebook and memoir for navigating life’s challenges, with a call to trust in God’s grace and say “yes.” How are we to understand the surprises life brings, the events and upsets that challenge what we believe about ourselves and our purpose? In Everyday Annunciations, Susan Swetnam encourages readers to imagine how their own upheavals might function as “everyday annunciations”—invitations to partner creatively with God in new ways. Reflecting on six Renaissance paintings depicting Mary’s response to her own annunciation, Swetnam unflinchingly acknowledges the difficulty of regrouping when life changes radically. Drawing on Mary’s example, wisdom figures both historical and contemporary, Scripture, and powerful personal narrative, Everyday Annunciations offers constructive hope for those struggling to find a way forward when life catches them by surprise.

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Not by Bread Alone

Daily Reflections for Lent 2023

By: Susan H. Swetnam

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Daily Reflections for Lent 2023

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My Best Teachers Were Saints

What Every Educator Can Learn from the Heroes of the Church

By: Susan H. Swetnam

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What Every Educator Can Learn from the Heroes of the Church

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In the Mystery's Shadow

In the Mystery's Shadow

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Not by Bread Alone

Not by Bread Alone

In the Mystery's Shadow

In the Mystery's Shadow

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My Best Teachers Were Saints

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Not by Bread Alone

Not by Bread Alone

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